Dear FULL FORCE Family,

During the last weeks and months, we have received many concerned mails and messages from you and we are deeply touched by the great importance the FULL FORCE Festival has for all of you! We would therefore like to apologize that we have not been able to get in touch with you yet!

Unfortunately, it is with great regret that we have to inform you today that there will be no FULL FORCE Festival in 2025. Over the past weeks and months, we have made every effort to ensure that the festival can take place as usual, but the “most metal place on earth” will unfortunately have to remain silent next year. We would like to use the current break to return with full force in 2026!

The reasons for the cancellation are complex and confront our team with several challenges that we cannot easily overcome regarding the upcoming year. We would like to offer you a festival that meets your needs, but the current circumstances unfortunately make it impossible for us to hold the festival as usual next year.

Since 1994, the (With) Full Force has been an integral part of the German festival landscape - THE trendsetter for the entire genre, the biggest scene festival in Eastern Germany and a home for metalcore, hardcore, metal, punk and many other great music genres. The FULL FORCE remains committed to creating a modern and varied festival experience for you and to offer a home for young, new acts as well as for the big, international legends of our scene.   

We would like to thank the entire FULL FORCE family: all the fans, the bands, the partners and friends, our entire team and everyone involved who supports and accompanies us for many years. This passion and dedication make the FULL FORCE Festival something very special and are always our motivation and greatest reward. All of you, whether fan or crew, make the festival something unique and we are always grateful for that.

We are currently working on preparing and implementing the FULL FORCE Festival 2026. As soon as there is new information about it, we will announce it first via our newsletter. The registration can be found on our website!

Until then, we wish you all the best and an insatiable thirst for metal, core and strawberry punch! 

Glück auf from Ferropolis,
your FULL FORCE crew